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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... a dramatic clinical ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Sarcoidosis - Skin Manifestations

This is a quick overview of some of the cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis.
is often on the differential ... Lupus Pernio • Macular ... Sarcoidosis #diagnosis #clinical ... #differential # ... treatment #photo
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
syncope (ruling out differential ... life-threatening causes ... further guide management ... should be guided by clinical ... The treatment strategy
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... Ocular- 50%: Ptosis ... life-threatening Differential ... Clinical DX: - ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... • Ocular: uveitis ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... infections are caused ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Hematologic disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Fever #diagnosis #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
39 C this is a clinical ... Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... #Hyperthermia #Differential ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... • Anorexia, Nausea ... routine O&P • Clinical ... Treatment: • TMP-SMX-DS ... #infectiousdiseases